Veronika Marchenko – March’s Athlete of the Month

Lviv’s European champion archer Veronika Marchenko was named Lviv’s Athlete of the Month for March for her dominating performances at the European Indoor Championships last month. Marchenko cruised through the tournament defeating her opponents by a combined score of 24:4, including a 6:0 thrashing of her Russian opponent in the final to be named European champion in the Individual Recurve event. Marchenko also assisted the Ukrainian team capture bronze in the Team Recurve event by dominating Russia 6:0. The 23-year-old had previously won the 2014 and 2016 individual European championships, the 2016 team European championship, and won bronze at the 2015 European Games. She finished 17th in the individual and 9th in the team events at the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil. Congratulations to Ms. Marchenko on her continued remarkable achievements!